Use localhost in MOTD URL rather than localhost and wildcard IPs. Omit port number if standard.

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 name: Tests
 
 on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - current-release
+      - "*LTS"
+    tags:
+      - "!*"
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main

sanic/mixins/startup.py

@@ -657,10 +657,9 @@ class StartupMixin(metaclass=SanicMeta):
     def get_server_location(
         server_settings: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
     ) -> str:
-        serve_location = ""
         proto = "http"
         if not server_settings:
-            return serve_location
+            return ""
 
         host = server_settings["host"]
         port = server_settings["port"]
@@ -668,16 +667,33 @@ class StartupMixin(metaclass=SanicMeta):
         if server_settings.get("ssl") is not None:
             proto = "https"
         if server_settings.get("unix"):
-            serve_location = f'{server_settings["unix"]} {proto}://...'
+            return f'{server_settings["unix"]} {proto}://localhost'
-        elif server_settings.get("sock"):
+        if server_settings.get("sock"):
             host, port, *_ = server_settings["sock"].getsockname()
+        if not host or not port:
+            return ""
 
-        if not serve_location and host and port:
+        # colon(:) is legal for a host only in an ipv6 address
-            # colon(:) is legal for a host only in an ipv6 address
+        url_host = f"[{host}]" if ":" in host else host
-            display_host = f"[{host}]" if ":" in host else host
+        url_port = (
-            serve_location = f"{proto}://{display_host}:{port}"
+            ""
+            if (
+                (proto == "https" and port == 443)
+                or (proto == "http" and port == 80)
+            )
+            else f":{port}"
+        )
 
-        return serve_location
+        special = {
+            "127.0.0.1": "IPv4",
+            "0.0.0.0": "IPv4 wildcard",
+            "::1": "IPv6",
+            "::": "IPv6 wildcard",
+        }.get(host, "")
+        if special:
+            return f"({special}) {proto}://localhost{url_port}"
+
+        return f"{proto}://{url_host}{url_port}"
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_address(

sanic/signals.py

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class Event(Enum):
 
 
 RESERVED_NAMESPACES = {
-    "sanic": ("sanic.__signal__.__init__",),
     "server": (
         Event.SERVER_EXCEPTION_REPORT.value,
         Event.SERVER_INIT_AFTER.value,
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ RESERVED_NAMESPACES = {
     ),
 }
 
-GENERIC_SIGNAL_FORMAT = "__generic__.__signal__.%s"
-
 
 def _blank():
     ...
@@ -92,26 +89,11 @@ class SignalRouter(BaseRouter):
         self.allow_fail_builtin = True
         self.ctx.loop = None
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def format_event(event: str) -> str:
-        """Ensure event strings in proper format
-
-        Args:
-            event (str): event string
-
-        Returns:
-            str: formatted event string
-        """
-        if "." not in event:
-            event = GENERIC_SIGNAL_FORMAT % event
-        return event
-
     def get(  # type: ignore
         self,
         event: str,
         condition: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
     ):
-        event = self.format_event(event)
         extra = condition or {}
         try:
             group, param_basket = self.find_route(
@@ -151,7 +133,6 @@ class SignalRouter(BaseRouter):
         fail_not_found: bool = True,
         reverse: bool = False,
     ) -> Any:
-        event = self.format_event(event)
         try:
             group, handlers, params = self.get(event, condition=condition)
         except NotFound as e:
@@ -214,7 +195,6 @@ class SignalRouter(BaseRouter):
         inline: bool = False,
         reverse: bool = False,
     ) -> Union[asyncio.Task, Any]:
-        event = self.format_event(event)
         dispatch = self._dispatch(
             event,
             context=context,
@@ -238,7 +218,6 @@ class SignalRouter(BaseRouter):
         condition: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         exclusive: bool = True,
     ) -> Signal:
-        event = self.format_event(event)
         event_definition = event
         parts = self._build_event_parts(event)
         if parts[2].startswith("<"):